At 12:37 PM 8/31/99 +0200, you wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Mike Payson wrote:
Still no luck solving this problem. I tried recompiling the kernel, but after ~8 hours of compiling time (on a P200 w/64mb) I got an error stating the kernel was too large... Arrggghhh!!!!
This is definetely unusual. It shouldnŽt take 8 hours to compile the kernel on a machine like yours. IŽll ask a bunch of questions, maybe we can isolate the problem.
The system doesn't seem to slow at the command line. Only in KDE is there a noticeable slowdown. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if that's just because the CLI is inherently faster, or it's due to a problem with K.
o Are you doing your regular work as the root user, or do you have a "normal" account as well? Does it make a difference?
I log in as a normal user then su to root. I have logged in as root, though, & the system is just as slow
o What kind of video card do you have and which X-Server do you run? o Do you have a sound card and is it configured properly?
It's a cheap MB with SiS 5597/98 video, running the svga driver. I know this is far less then optimal, but I doubt it is the problem, since it had been working fine before the upgrade. The soundcard is also onboard. I believe it's properly configured-- I used it prior to upgrading-- but I don't have speakers currently, so I could be wrong.
The system is so slow as to be unusable at this point, so any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated!
o Do you start a lot of services/daemons on system startup?
Not a lot, but probably more then I need. weed some of them out.
o Do you hear hard disk activity, even if you donŽt do anything with the system?
Disk activity is frequent, but not constant. When I'm not doing anything, it's quiet.
o What does "xosview" say about system load, memory consumption, swapping activity?
Load ~2.5, mem ~56m used, swap 492k used
o If your system has a "Turbo" switch: Is it in High Speed Mode?
N/A
o Check your BIOS settings re: system speed on bootup
I went through this when the problem first cropped up, & everything looked fine. I'll double check it, thpugh.
o Check /var/log/messages and /var/log/warn for unusual entries
Nothing looks unusual to me. The only thing that might be out of the ordinairy is that my ethernet cards stop transmitting every 50 minutes or so. But, I'm not currently on our LAN due to this problem (normally this machine does IP masq. for the network, but since it's so slow, the browsers are timing out before it re-routes the connection), so I presume that they are just periodically checking whether the net is back up. The slowdown problem existed before I disconnected from the net. One thing that might be related... While I was connected to the net, I noticed a packet or two being sent in each direction (via our DSL router) starting midway through booting, & continuing every 3 or 4 seconds. I didn't really think much of it, but maybe you will... Thanks! Mike -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/